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"1 Be it known that '1, WILLIAM TH.: 'I oNi:s, agcitizeniof the United States, residing at l1 Vwhich it may readilyascertainedwhether a r or not, the watch "needs "winding. I *This is Pasadena, in the connty ofLos Angeles and ,1 ofwhich the: following is a speciprincipal objectlofthesan e is to provide an attachment :for a watch by; means: of

f accomplished by mounting a disk beneath through;theX'openingL Certain amarks are inade upon the diskiso that whenthe [disk is ina; certain position itgis in'dicated that: -thexwatch' needs winding} It is, .of-fcourse, j I 1 Obvious that this disk mustbe inconnection I iiiwith the axle of themain spring so that as r, ftheniain spring unwinds, the disk will be;

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1 oompanying drawings, wherein'ze'f the face oftlie watch :and j forming an? open- I .ingiinthe dialso thatthe dis'kimayybeseen This invention is illustratedQinfithe aelj Figure l is a view'in'front elevation'of a watch having this attachment; connected thereto. Fig. 2lisa' view simila'n to Fig.

i with the dial and hands removedi iFig Qiiis 1 a section along the' lineT33in Fig. 1 Fig. I 41's an enlarged sectional view through a ,f portion of the watch case.

Referring to .the' accompanying drawings 1 it willbeseen that this; inventiontc'omprises the-frame which has the inneriring lQhaving agroove 11 for-medthereininlwhich is.

1: seated the plate 12', theedges ofthe ring 10 being connectedybythe. plate,13,-an d the dial 5 14. A'band 15 isinounted uponjthering 10,'-

and is provided"withthe threaded side flanges '16,"? and 17, these f fianges being threaded. "The rear 1 cover 18 is threaded" uponvthelflange l7, andthe ringi19" which carries the crystal 20'is screwed fupon the v i 1 ing alone shown. The axle 22ifor the main spring drum passes throughjthe plate 12,

and has a gear wheel 23 secured to itsouterj srrriwARnMonsE,oroAKLAiIn caLIFoRNIA I The worksv of" the I, Watch are v mounted in theca'sin between'the plates 12 and 13,, the drum 2'1 or the'mainispring bee Application filed June 12, 1912.' S e r ia110. 703,235, Y

fsp eciiicationof Letters l Pat e nt. Pafnted end; This geariwheel-nleshes with aia'rgei :5 -zgear plate 24which'is mounted upon a pivot pin carried by the plate 12, and whichvis the device which indicateswhenthe watchi needs'windin'g1 Aspot 25 is formed upon, 1

24th at after the. watch has been Wound: and 1 run for--twenty-four;hours,; the elongated a e H p mark 27 will appea'rj'at the opening 26,"i t,

of coursflbeing obvious-that the; gear wheel ":inust turnin the direction indicated by the "arrowshown-in Fig. 2; When thismark 27 *appears it vindicates that the gw ateh needswinding, and, since is intended to have j fthiswindicated"for a Considerable lengthof time, itiis intended that when ithdewatch i irunsidown the mark mew-a1 not fbe passed; 1 It willfthusibe seenthat there-has been proo 'Qvided-a' device which will to a great extent v j eliminateflanyfdangerof the watchfrunning f down-frornI1 nce'rtainty asito whether-or not 1' it hasbeen" wound and' will a-lso prevent'an'y necessityfor thew a'tch to belwoun'd a num- I 7 in order to. be sure the dial 14 iongagesthe ring'1O and is heldin firm engage nient therewith by fmeans offa transversely extending binding member A passing throughthe'dial 14 "and alsothrough the a plate ;1 3." The sleeyeslB are placed upon the bindingzinember upon either side; of the plate 12, andin this mannerfirr'nly hold the' i a p -plate 12 in spaced relation, relative V tothe dial 14; and plate 13; Thisstructureis illus- 'tratedcle'a 'ly infFig- L.

' Havin'g-thusdescribed inventioniwhati isc1aimed is: is y In awatchya frame'com p rising a ring, upper and lower platescarnedby said ring,

an intermediatejplate positioned'within said ring and spaced from said upper and lower plates, a collar carried by said ring and provided with hppergand lower ,off set -exter-' pally threaded, flanges," a crystal carrying fring provided with an overhanging internally threaded portion fitting over the "up- In testimony whereof I aifix my signature per threaded portion of said first mentioned in presence of two witnesses. i ring, and a back plate provided With an i V 1 overimnginginternally threaded portion fitp o ting over the lower threaded portion of said Witnesses; V 7

first mentioned ring'vfor firmly holding said 7 M.1S. Monsn, I I p r frame in an assembled position. i F, P. QSCHROEDERJ 7 Copiesi'ofthjs patent niay be obtained for five cents, eaeh by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, r e e i 'Washington, D. 0. I l

V WILLIAMY'H. TCONKSw 

